Lahore:Former DG ISI makes stunning revelations regarding US and PakistanRole in Afghanistan War.
“Political Engineering always backfired and those targeted came back topower with a vengeance”, said Former DG ISI General (Retd) Asad Durrani inan interview with Iftikhar Ahmad in his show on Badalo YouTube channel.
He revealed that “We had planed a decade ago to force US to leaveAfghanistan and have brought victorious Taliban to negotiation table” in analliance with China, Russia, Iran and Turkey.
Gen Durani accused the US of bribing Taliban by Secretly giving them $ 500million annually. He said that after defeating the world (NATO), Talibanare now unstoppable.
On Pak-Saudi relations, the Retd. DG ISI observed that the Saudis won’thave the kind of role that they had in the new alignment of forces.
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While evading a clear answer on his own role in putting together IJI, headmitted that political engineering done by Gen Ayub, Zia and Musharrafultimately failed as their nemesis cane back to power.
It wasn’t a good thing, he observed. On a question whether he feelsremorse over his role, he said, “he has no regrets”. On his court martialtrial, the General came out with a brave face and said he is under no legalrestrictions. The issue is not of the book, but something else.
